Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-08

=, SSpe a. w heiley was elected Quarter1naster OF
the Washington Light Infantry Corps last night,
vice Capt. Geo. Bretbarth, whose laneness the ms.
suit OF a fan about year ago. has compelled him
10 take place for a time on the retired list
Tn will OF John Carey, late OF the soldiers
Home, leaves what remains OF his pension 20 his
VIM. Beverly, a colored boy, was given 90 days in
jail by Judge smell to-day Tor stealing a pair Of
drawers from N. Brodhead's store on r street
Rev. Dr. W. r parson Will deliver a free lecture
on "An Hour with the Japanese at the Jefferson
school building, Friday 10Th instant al no a
m, TO the pupils Of the fourth school division.
Real ESTATE ~ases.
Gen. Benz. Z. card. L. - A. has bought for
sl4, 200, or susan r. okie sub lot 81 So iG I.ox
NV. Caroline v. Browne has bought OF 4. a.
Meads, for $500 sub lot a.. ~. SIS, lss by 100
ON Attn 81. betweea A and b SIS. ne.
JDo I. Arms has bought for 40 OF Geo
Iruesdel lot OF the latuers addition 90 Washing.
lngton Heights ABB feet front Connecticut
avenue extended. i. ". Bym has bought Of A.
GoIdscAmid Tor $3.50 sub IUts 6s TO o. 50 Sls
l3as9 feet front ON Delaware avenue, between L
ana NJ streets northeasL r. Goldschmid has
bought OF L W byrn for Zoo sub 81 So 2la
fronting 1901 feet on Rhode Island avenue be.
tween lith and 18th streets northwest ora r.
webb has bought Tor &l2,OOO OF Mary II. Hill sub
lot 10. So 760, 20.s by ITO feet on the norT least
corner OF ID and A streets southeast senator
Cockrell, OF Missouri, has bought for GA 200 Of
senator Cameron sub lot :4.sq lsa ~ By ITO feet
al the corner or 18TH and X streets north west a.
M. Ball has bought tor $4,000 OF X J. Hannah sub
lots % TO - So sT6, fronting o. by 4lH feet ON
.th street, between street and South Carolina
avenue
W. d. Forrest has bought 81 Charles eessrord.
Tor $1,000. part lot square 7tS S3 feet y inches
by 100. on Sd street, between & aud streets
northeast. W. A. Young has bought OF Vim. A.
feet, on the southeast corner OF and 4ih streets
northwest
MAKKraGE LIcEssEs.-Marrisge licenses have
been Issued by The clerk of the court 20 Millaru r.
Thompson and Virginia X. knight: Caas. B. Tune
and Lucy A. Val; Corbin finDey and Sarah
Washington; Basil b. Baden and Hope Jones Ia,
5. Davis and Bella Cunningham: Fred. volker and
Jessie +. Anderson; Adolpnus Hampton and Flor.
ence Illusion, both OF LOldOun County, Va: Geo
r. Wise and Mary Louise Snowden. Arthur Pratt
and Priscilla snowden; John II. johnson and Annie
K Myers.
An INTERESTING EIEcTNEST CAsE.-In the Court
IN General Term this morning the case OF Eliza
beth Pierce Ell al sgt Augustus Jacobs was taken
up This Is an Interesting eectmeut case the
complanants having sued Tor aone-ei2hth Interest
In lot II, square $50. Mrs Pierce and Ars Ann
hayes claim 10 De the children Of Thos Downs q
British subject who died In England IN 1877
1hos. Downs had two brothers, John and William.
who elntgrated and caIne here nearly sixty Years
ago. Both VI them served IN the Army, ana, In
December, 1885,, declared their intentions 10 be-
come citizens but there is no record prove that
they took out second papers. Evidence was how
ever. offered 10 prove that the brothers exercised
the right OF suffrage IA this oty. The court De-
low iound for The plaintiffs, and the Defendants
appealed. The principal question In the case Is
whether John Downs was a citizen, and lt IN
claimed thai n he was and died In 1886 both the
plaintiffs were aliens, Tor Ms. Pierce, who came
here In lS4o. did not marry tiil lsfs and MS.
Hayes did not come here I'll 1874 The case CONES
up on exceptions, and. IL Is asserted by the de-
PENDANT, That the Titles OF twenty others are de.
pendent on the decision IA this case.
A REQUIsrTIoS FROM GOV. LEE.-Chief Justice
Bingham has received a requslt,on from Gov. Lee,
oil Nlrginia, for HomerZeller Washington. who II
charged with having committed Larceny from "A.
e. Maddox, OF FauQuier, White sulphur spnngs,
In September last. she was arrested to- day and
taken ~ the courthouse, and was taken before tbs
Chief Justice this afternoon.
CHARGED WITH STEALING CIoTBrNG.-Detectiyes
Horne and Rafi. about O'Clock last night arrested
Michael Doyle on two charges OF petat lar,eny and
he Is locked up for hearing. The Charges that
he look yesterday an oyercoat, a Prince Albert
coat ana gloves belonging 10 John Msckry and
Patrick Daley. The gloves were found la ais
pocket, and the clothing was found az a tallor,A
where he had sold IL for a trining amount.
RECENT RoBBERIEs - Robberies have been re-
ported at Police headquarters follows: Mn v.
q. Proctor, I'll street, two gold rings valued aI
81, stolen from house yesterday. Albert Dorsey,
18Th and y streets, four pair OF boots, valued at
$40. stolen from store. Austin Herr, 325s Grace
street northwest printers case and type, valued
at Sl1, from his ONCE. Thos. Campbell, 1914 X
street oyerc0al frock coat, and derby hat valued
at $l5, stolen from hallway. A. b. Butlcr, l5s5
Corcoral street, overcoat &C, valued At $40,
stolen from hallway.
sUaAca Death Of Lawyer Wasssn.
CIsCTNNATI, Dec. d